Christ on the Cross, 1/4 Scale Presentation Model, [Plaster]
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Title
Christ on the Cross, 1/4 Scale Presentation Model, [Plaster]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Christ on the Cross 1/4 scale presentation model.
"At Indian River in northern Michigan, there is a beautiful but very small chapel, designed by the architect Alden Dow. In 1952 the priest at the chapel asked Fredericks to design an outdoor crucifix. The result, completed in 1959, was a huge bronze figure of Christ, twenty-eight feel high and twenty feet across the arms, hanging on a fifty-five foot-tall redwood cross. The emphasis upon blood and agony in many crucifixes was repugnant to the sculptor. The priest obtained permission from Rome to eliminate these and Fredericks created a crucified figure of only sadness and resignation. The enormous size and solemnity of the figure have created a focus for pilgrimage, a crucifix of tragic and heroic grandeur, deep in the evergreen forest."Marshall M. Fredericks, Suzanne P. "Marshall M. Fredericks, Sculptor", Saginaw Valley State University, 2003. p. 9
"At Indian River in northern Michigan, there is a beautiful but very small chapel, designed by the architect Alden Dow. In 1952 the priest at the chapel asked Fredericks to design an outdoor crucifix. The result, completed in 1959, was a huge bronze figure of Christ, twenty-eight feel high and twenty feet across the arms, hanging on a fifty-five foot-tall redwood cross. The emphasis upon blood and agony in many crucifixes was repugnant to the sculptor. The priest obtained permission from Rome to eliminate these and Fredericks created a crucified figure of only sadness and resignation. The enormous size and solemnity of the figure have created a focus for pilgrimage, a crucifix of tragic and heroic grandeur, deep in the evergreen forest."Marshall M. Fredericks, Suzanne P. "Marshall M. Fredericks, Sculptor", Saginaw Valley State University, 2003. p. 9
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1959
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Cross 84" h
Christ 39.5" x 31" x 8"
Christ 39.5" x 31" x 8"
Materials
Plaster
Wood
Wood
Catalog Number
2000.344
Object Location
Sculptors Studio
Provenance
11/15/2000 gifted to MFSM
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Christ on the Cross, 1/4 Scale Presentation Model, [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/6488.